Iranian student acquitted in Denver anti Iran incident
Afshin Shariati, 21, was found not guilty of murder and assault after a shooting that killed 15 year old Paul Moritzky and wounded two others during anti Iranian hostilities. He testified he fired to defend his home from a suspected bomb attack.
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Light Up America vigil urges lights on Christmas Eve
Milwaukee radio station WBCS fuels a nationwide campaign urging 417 seconds of lights across America on Christmas Eve. The plan marks 52 hostages held in Iran and requests President Carter to join by lighting the national tree at 9 p.m. CST.
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Freezing Deaths in Chicago Attributed to Cold Spell
Two men died on Chicago streets during a brutal cold snap. Allen Mickey Rowe, 40, of Perrysburg Ohio, was found on the Near South Side apparently frozen to death. A second unidentified man was found on a busy street north of the Loop. Temperatures fell to 3 degrees Friday morning with wind chill about 28 below zero. By pre-dawn Saturday temps near Lake Michigan dropped to zero and five below in outlying areas.
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Woman Gives Birth On Sidewalk After Hospital Turnaway
Nellie Flores, speaking limited English, was refused a room at the county hospital Friday night, believed delivery was not imminent. Moments later a Threadgill family Christmas party stretched outside as Flores delivered on the sidewalk, with her husband nearby and neighbors offering aid.
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Northeast Kansas Weather Forecast Update
Partly to mostly cloudy and warmer today with a high near 28 and a low in the 20s. Monday’s high around 40, Tuesday in the low 30s with teens overnight. No precipitation expected. Journal-World readings show Saturday high 21 low 12, overnight 13, and 4 pm/4 am notes. Record this date lists a 1941 high of 67 and 1901 low of -7. Sunrise 7:37, sunset 5:03.
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Treasury chief criticizes Reagan plan amid rising rates
Treasury Secretary G William Miller challenges claims of an economic emergency and says policy uncertainty fuels high interest rates. He warns that declaring a national emergency would be dangerous while urging measured tax cuts and spending restraint to avoid a large deficit and credit squeeze.
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Brezhnev Seeks Power Amid Health Uncertainty
Brezhnev, 74, shows determination to stay in power despite fragile health as Kosygin’s resignation raises questions. He pledged full energy for the next five years during a televised award ceremony on the eve of his birthday. Brezhnev’s schedule and recent trips suggest an effort to project vigor ahead of the February party congress.
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Fleet of borrowed buses heads to New York City
A diverse group of 110 Washington rental buses began a slow 226 mile trek to New York to bolster a faltering MTA fleet after cracks forced removal of 637 new Grumman Flxible buses. The aging Washington buses face frequent breakdowns en route and delays, with officials hoping to use them for next morning’s rush hour.
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Mondale worries on U S Soviet ties after Afghan action
Vice President Mondale warned that Moscow's arms buildup and Afghanistan intervention threaten global survival and U S opportunities. He urged stronger presidential authority, criticized Carter era policy, and signaled interest in staying in public life and possibly running in 1984.
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